Originally Posted by
Menses
We're talking Top 15-Top 10 Here....the conversation up until now is usally relegated to the "best power forward " of all time....but a 5th ring puts him in Shaq, Jordan, Magic territory...and he did it with no press...no marketing, no gimmicks, no hype....no ESPN blowing smoke up his ass to make his accomplishments seem more than they are...
Now granted, he has had a great cast surrounding him..and best coach in the NBA for over a decade and a half..which provides advantages some players never get the luxary of having (See Melo)...but regardless...This dudes presence on his team is one of ther reasons the Spurs NEVER EVER had to rebuild...The Celtics got hot and fizzled..The Lakers got a few rings and fizzled..Pistons, Mavs, even the 06 Heat went belly up before Lebron arrived....This Spurs team has remained a contender for 16 straight years...and that is in large part to Duncan's presence...The resume is there...the numbers are there...the rings are there....a 5th puts this guy in the same league as all the rest....He no lower than 15...and quite possibly top ten if you want to take it there.....
Only now thanks to the animosity toward Lebron and the Heat is Duncan finally being appreciated for the ALL TIME Great that he is...and that is a damn shame...but I will take it a step further....
The fact that the Spurs do not have 8 or 9 rings is a testament to how rigged the NBA actually is.....